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fIOPEH UjIDEH FIRE JIA\ WHO C'H.WttKD HIS VOTK IS BKFORK THK HOSPITAL IX VKSTKi VTOKS. ALVAH EASTMAN LIKEWISE Is PBRMITTBD TO TBIX WHAT HK KWOWi *»OIT THI-J DBAU. MX AM» I>H. SMITH HWK A Tll-T. B'liey < nnnot t;«»t T«»«ftlirr Aw to \\ hut Occurred Ht tlic IVruut Falls McetlllK. So far as the Investigating committee Is concerned, at least, it seems likely that there will be little temporizing With the Anoka-Hastings hospital lo cation right. There is a suspicion abroad in the > Committee that the right is being used as a club for forcing trades on other i legislation, and Judge Hicks, of the ' committee, wanted the eleven members j to sit down last night and fight the '< thing out at one session. As it was, j the committee spent four hours listen ing to evidence and arguments, which Were enlivened by many a brisk tilt ' between the opposing factions. When the committee met at 2:30 in ! the senate railroad committee room Harris Richardson, for the commission, | said they would like to know whether they were to be investigated by the committee or by the city of Hastings, j or whether they were there to try ; a law suit between the two cities, an impeachment, or some more intricate ' form of litigation. He thought they were entitled to know what issues they ' were expected to meet. Senator Sheehan referred Mr. Rich- ) Brdson to the resolution under which the committee was acting. Chairman Culkln said the committee vas ready to hear any evidence of fered. Attorney Seymour, In behalf of Hast ings, said the question seemed to him to bear on whether any good re Jon j had been or could be shown for the j sudden change of heart on the part j of the commission. He was anxious ; to assist the committee in any way de- J , sired by it. Judge Hicks suggested that there ' •was no desire on the part of the com mittee to employ any attorney. He renewed the former motion. If there ' ■was no evidence to be offered, then he suggested that the committee go ! into executive session. Senator Young thought the commit- j tee might legitimately inquire of the one commisisoner whose course had not been entirely consistent, Mr. | Hoper. Messrs. Richardson and Seymour j then engaged In some controversy as ! to whether the supreme court had ever j strictly "located" the hospital at Hast- ! ings. Senator Culkln finally urged some ! one of the committee to call a witness, aad at Senator Young's suggestion, j I'ommisisoner Hoper. of Stephen, Mar- i shall county, was called. Mr. Dougles i moved that the counsel for the re spective cities examine him within the scope of the resolution. Mr. Seymour led Mr. Hoper through the preliminary testimony and down t<> the inspection of the locations pro- i posed. Mr. Hoper said the contmis fcion had inspected the Hastings site a--* thoroughly as any of the other Sites. He answered negatively Mr. Seymour's question as to whether he vas notified that the meeting of Dec. 1 \ IS9o. was for tlv purpose of voting on the location question. The witness said the notice called for a visit to ] the various hospitals. He heard that ; it would be brought up, before the meeting, and he voted for Hastings, | because he then thought that was the best site. He did not remember Sen ator Schaller then thanking the com mission for its action. Coming down to the Fergus Falls meeting. Mr. Hoper said that he knew the resolution to reconsider the first ■vote was to be introduced before the meeting, but he did not think that he had told other member.-* of the comm ission that he would vote for the Eastman resolution. He might hays s»aid to some of them that he had changed his mind, and he was now favorable to Anoka. He did not re member which of the commissioners he had talked with about it. On the way to Fergus Falls, he received a number nf petitions asking that the hospital be located at Anoka. but this was not his only reason for changing his mind. One reason was that after viewing the other hospitals, he chang •ed his opinion as to the desirability of the site as to drainage and the like. Then it occurred to him that Anoka being nearer to the Twin Cities, would I>e cheaper in transportation expens.-*. .and thirdly that when he compared the At this moment thousands of men are standing at the cross-roads of life. Death in the guise of a foolish ambition coaxes them to take one road, while health and happiness in the form of wife and babiea coax them to take the other. For the sake of a few added dollars will they continue to •ver-work and neglect the commonest pre cautions for the preservation of health, or will they listen to love and reason and draw back before it is too late? A man may do almost any amount of good, hard work if he will take care of his health and when he feeis out of sorts will take the right remedy. The great bloud-tnaker, flesh-builder and Berve tonic is Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery. It is the hard-workers' medi cine. It corrects all disorders of the diges tion, invigorates the liver, purifies the blood and tones and steadies the nerves. It makes the appetite hearty and brings refreshing sleep. Thousands of hard - workers owe their livea to it and have said so over their signatures. Druggists all sell it and all substitutes are frauds. " I was taken with erysipelas in my hands and went to the doctor," writes V.rs. Leak Bailmentrt ■er, of Joy. Charlevoix Co.. Mich. "He said he could not cure me. He gave me medicine to ease me but the disease spread all over my body. I took two bottles of the ' Golden Medical Discov ery ' and two of the ' Favorite Prescription ' and am entirely wired. I have a boy three weeks old. I waa helpless two or three months before con finement, but after taking the ' Favorite Prescrip tion ' I wa9 able to do my washing three days before I was confined." There is scarcely a known form of ill health that constipation will not cause or aggravate. Dr. Pierces Pleasant Pellets ars an unfailing cure for constipation. One lit tle " Pellet" is a gentle laxative. plat and the description, he found that a chunk of 160 acre«s had been taken out of one corner of it. Air. Hoper pre sented the plat which he referred to. which was marked Exhibit "A." "When the motion was made to re consider, and Mr. Smith objected, did you not make a statement that you had found that your people were ottha opinion that an Injustice had been clone the Northern part of the state?" asked Mr. Seymour. "After the meeting T did." "Those were the only reasons you gave at that time?" "Yes. sir. I did not make any long speech then." "You then believed that Hastings was not so good a site?" "Not so good for the state. The site is all light." "When did you change your mind?" "Soon after I came home from Rochester." "DM any one come th-re from A.noka to persuade you?" "No sir." "Did any one from Anoka talk to you before the meeting?" "There were some ;je >ple there from Aii-oka. 1 only know one of them." "Did any one come up to Stephen to see you after the meeting?" "No sir." "Who came to see you about signing the voucher?" "Senator Dunham. He called to see nil at Feigns Falls." Mr. Eloper stated that after the meeting he wvnt back to the city, and then went out to visit <; friend at Frel bt rg. Mr. Hoper, when confronted w'lh the fact that, according to his present tes timony, lie had not given the right lea son for his change >f vote when he changed it, explained that he was ex cited. Dr. Smith was excitnl, ami they were both excited. Senator Schaller pointed out to him when they were riding about th>- site the fact that one quart.T section had ! been cut off and another aided. Mr. Richardson then cross examined ] the witness, reading the notice of the i St. Paul meeting, and asking him who ! first informed him that the Hastings | ■ people were going to try and force a i j vote on the location that day. He i said it was a Hastings man. liush. if he remembered his name. The petitions referred to by Mr. Hoper were identified and read. "In changing your vote. Mr. Hoper, you may state whether or not you changed your vote from any improper motive?" asked Mr. Richardson. "1 did not." "Make it broader than that," sug gested Judge Hicks. "Did you receive any money or other consideration for changing your vote?" "I did not." "Did you change your vote In the hope of receiving any 3uch considera tion?" "I did not." Mr. Seymour then asked what was the reason for the haste m signing the | voucher, if he knew. He did not know any special reason. Mr. Hoper was interrogated by Rep resentative Staples in regard to peti tions from his constituents at Warren, Stevens, Alexandria and other towns. He said he was not specially influenced by the petitions. They were handed to him when en route to an adjourned meeting of the commission at Fergus Falls. He also received a letter from Judge Ives. The tenor was similar to the petitions, suggesting that it was a. mistake of judgment to select Hast ings as a location. Secretary Alvah Eastman was then sworn. A motion was passed asking him to make a statement embodying all he knew of the acts of the commis sion, and he started in to read the printed record, and stated that he did not know anything more about the commission than was contained th^re. j "Did you give notice to fie minority j signers that the question of location j would be considered at the Fergus ! Falls meeting?" "No, except when the motion WHB offerad." "Did you receive any petitions asking you to change your mind in relation" to the location?" "I did not." "Did you think it fair and honorable to put the motion to reconsider the site without giving notice to the minority?" "Yes; no other member notified me when he was going to make a motion.' 'Was there a public notice of your meeting at Fergus Palls?" "I think it was telegraphed 'hat our adjourned meeting would be held there." I Some discussion about the plats r.f . the Anoka and Hastings sites followed. "Who was at Fergus Falls from ' Anoka the day the site was reconskl i ci.'d?" "Senator Dunham, Mr. Pa-re arr! j ! Senator Cronkhite were there. I do j not remember any others." "Did the city of Hastings off >r ni< re than one site?" asked Senator Young. "No, there was only one; the othtr j near Hastings was offered by a man i named Buell." "State the procedure of your com mission after the Anoka site was ac cepted." said Mr. Richardson. "We notified them we would pay }10,000 if a clear title was given." Mr. Eastman stated that the site has been paid for in the regular way by the state, and the title examined by the attorney general. Mr. Seymour questioned the witness ' about the handwriting of the original minutes and brought out the fact that i I only the signature was Mr. Eastmans, j Some were written by the stenographer | of Warner, Richardson & Lawrence, ! among them the meeting of Dec. 27. Air. Eastman, in answer to a ques, tion. said he had signed them after the suit was commenced. He signed the i minutes on advice of the attorneys. j He went over the history of signing the minutes and the action of the court. He said he had not signed the of Dec. 18 and 19. because he at first considered them adjourned meetings and only signed them sub sequently because the question might be raised whether it really was ad journed or a new one. Mr. Seymour brought out the fact that preceding adjourned meetings had their minutes signed. When questioned as to the motive for hurrying through the vouchers. Mr. Eastman frankly admitted that the haste was due to a desire, so far as he was concerned, to see the thing clinched at once. The Hastings peo ple were proceding to try their case in the newspapers and making all sorts of boasts and threats as to what they were going to do. He did not want Anoka to be caught with any thing left undone that was essential to the location of the hospital there. Rev. S. G. Smith was sworn at Mr. Staples request. In relation to his protest against re locating the hospital, he said at the meeting Jan. 7, that Mr. Hoper said he thought Hastings the better site, but changed his vote In response to petitions from his constituents. "Was there any reply to your pro test?" "There was none." Mr. Eastman tried to insinuate that a reply had been made and perhaps Dr. Smith did not hear It. The witness was firm on the point that no reply had been made to his protest as to Mr. Hoper's statement: "Was Mr. Hoper very much ex cited?" "T suppose he was for he seems to have forgotten what he said and did." Judge Hicks —"Were you not excited. Dr. Smith?" "I was not. The excitement was on the other side." There was a long wrangle between Dr. Smith and Mr. Eastman, in which the former held to his ground that he made his protest before the vote waa taken for Anoka and Mr. Hoper made his explanation whf-n giving his vote for the site, and finally each gave up the Idea of trying to convince the ol her. Senator Schaller was permitted to ex plain what lv» had said to Mr. Hoper during their Inspection of the Hastings site, and then the committee went fnto executive sesßfon to determine what ft* future course should be. Mr. Sey mour having offered an affidavit of D. M. Brown, the \finneapoHa Journal correspondent at Stephen, statins: the THE SAINT FAU£, GI.OB15: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1897. reasons assigned by Mr. Hoper for hla change. Mr. Richardson objected to the affidavit, insisting on an oppor tunity to oross-examine the witness, and the committee held with him. It was finally decided to meet again Wednesday evening: at 8 o'clock. m:\\ SENATK BILLS. Import of the- N«««iiroi Inlrmliitcil YeatenlHy. An amendment to section 5371 of the General Statutes of IS'.»4, in relation to trial by Jury, is offered by Sen ator Dunn, it prescribes the order of trial, and makes some sweeping Change* According to its provisions, the plaintiff commence* tho argument to the Jury and the defendant follows ami the plaintiff conclude*, but mu.n not offer any new evidence In the (los ing speech. A measure to prevent the spread of contagious diseases among domestic animals wan Introduced by Senator Young, it gives local boards of health authority to quarantine or kill animals Infected, to kill any animal reposed to infectious disease and to prohibit the shipment into this .state of any animal which may endanger public health. An agtnt of the state board of health, or a physician or veterinary surgeon se lected by a local board are made the Judges of measures i> be taken In re- I gard to Infected animals or those whloh ! have been exposed. If an animal Is j ordered killed and a post mortem ex amination shows no disease the owner may be compensated for the .alue of the animal. Violation or refusal to obey the law is made punlshabl-3 by a tine of from $25 to $!0<). and every day's neglect constitutes a separate misdemeanor. The sum of $6,000 is ap propriated to carry out the provisions of the act. An amendment to the probate c ;d<» is offered by Senator Harr, providing that when an executor or guardian I dies or resigns the court shall appoint the person next entitled. Without no- I tice. the executor succeeding an exec- I utor or guardian decease i shall im ! mediately tile in the probate court an | account of his predecessor's expenses. Senator Yale offers a bill making it a misdemeanor to clip or shear horses between the Ist of October and the Ist of April. A fine of from $25 to $100 is provided for violation of the law. A delinquent personal property tax bill was introduced by Senator Pott gieser. It provides that the taxes be come delinquent on the Ist of March next after they become due, and a pen alty of 10 per cent accrues. A measure to amend section SMti of the Laws of 1895, relating to primary ! elections, by Senator Pottgieser, pro vides for more general notice of cau cus. The notice must be posted In three places in the precinct and on the door of the voting booth. It also gives the judges discretion as to accepting a voter's oath when he swears lie Wits affiliated with the party tt the preced ing- election. FACETKUS MX. FOSS JentM Ml >l»iifi-» of Liberty kiiil Hii -lIIHII Kilt'lltM. Senator Stevens introduced a reso lution as follows: Whereas, By the action of the senior sen ator of the state of New York, a resolution was introduced and pased in the senate of ! the United States, designed to release from imprisonment in Santa Clara province, Cuba, and insult, a citizen of the United States and a representative of the press of New. York city, Sylvester Scovel, the correspondent of the New York World; therefore, be it " Resolved. That the house concurring, the action of the said senior senator of New York ' is hereby corn-mended. The resolution was adopted unanl j mously, but when it reached the house. j Mr. Foss, of Orant county, Inquired with a feeble attempt at humor if "thi3 reporter was like the general run of reporters." "The chair Is unable to state." re plied Speaker Jones, 'but it is to be as sumed that reporters are all alike." The resolution was then unanimous ly adopted. BILLS \Ki: DBnUBD. Tlml In tin- Uiirden of the KeiiH««-'« Montr. Senator Wyman's banking bill was on the calendar, but the sponsor magnanimously moved that it be laid over, as he did a little later with S. ! F. 118, the other banking bill giving i Examiner Kenyon additional assist ant c. The bills read a second time included the bill for a second examination of j patients committed to state insane ; hospitals. The bill is the result of the ! statement by Dr. Tomlinson. that in a j i number of cases sane persons have { been committed to those institutions. Representative Anderson's peddlers 1 | license bill was also discussed quite widely. Senator Dunn inquired if the I bill was constitutional. Senator \V. E. I ; Johnson opposed the bill. He feared j it would work an injustice to some j worthy members of the community j who would be thrown on public char- j ity. Senator Morgan said the bill was j in the interests of a certain class. | I Senator Miller asked if its defeat would 1 not be equally in the interest of an | other class. Progress was finally re ported. Senator Greer had the Morgan and 1 Thompson insurance bills hung up till he could look into them. S F. 147, giving counties the right to build bridges, was again debated at great length on general orders, the debate finally resulting in its indefinite postponement. STEIXEH \\D HII.T. T<»MtiHe<l V»'H<er«lH>- Heforc the Dr. piirlim-nt Store < om in 11 I «■<•. The senate committee on the investi gation of the department stores yester day afternoon continued the examina tion of J. R. Steiner, the editor of a weekly paper, who ha 3 been making' an extended crusade against such es tablishments. Mart N. Hilt, a Minne apolis rental agent, also testified con cerning the depression in rents in the Mill City since the advent of these stores. OKBATK O\ RK APPORTION >IK\T. Tt 1m m Sciiiilc Spcfliil Order for \\ «•<! noxilii > . Not the least Important action tak en by the senate yesterday was th? placing of the reapportionment debate as a special order for Wednesday after noon. The matter came up with the presentation of the house resolution fixing the maximum basis of reappor tionment at sixty-five senators and 111 representatives. Senator Barr moved to amend making it sixty senators and 12ff representatives. There was some disultory discussion, but it was cut plhort by the generally satisfactory proposition to make the matter a special order as stated. r>O \OT WAST REH4BK. .liKtlt'lnrv Committee Slnnhen the Pardon Rotird Rill. The senate committee on judiciary yesterday decided to cut out of the board of pardons bill the provision making the clerk of the supreme court the clerk of the board, and substituted a clause making the private secretary to the governor the board's clerk. Itldorne I «><•» I Option Hill. At the Joint meeting of the lodges, Union, Wasa and Oarfleld. of I. O. G. T.. Friday evening, Feb. 19. 1897, the following resolu tion was adopted: Whereas, Public opinion, Justified by the present usage of the liquor traffic In the state of Minnesota, feels the necessity of a change for the better in our laws governing such traffic, and "Whereas, The so-called county option bill, now pending the action of our state legisla ture, Is in all respects a just, measure, and Is a move in the right direction for the neces sary reforms; be it Resolved, That we respectfully ask the co operation and influence of each and every rep resentative and senator representing ua in said legislature for the passage of said county option bill. Resolved, furthermore. That a copy of this resolution b« submitted to the committee on temperance of both houses and senate and to the daily newspapers. Will *<«> <lie Limit. Senator Knntvold called up his resolution to close the session March yj, a,nd moved Ita adoption. Sena-tor Bp»n<er Mild k was a foolish scheme, and Hupremely rldlculoua. Hona-tor Greer moved to aniend by making the final date March IT). Senator Iltis said ha did not want to ro honu» until the Henate had finished its business. However, the oth er senators could. If they" desired. Senator Keller sold the young Mmator from Kreeborn was a little fresh. Kor himself, he could only go home with a rloar I'onscienre when ha had performed his full duty to his oontitltu pnts. In a speech abounding with allusion to \i\e opera •'Bohe-mlan il\r\" and other classics, he insisled on a continuance of the session. On motion ot , Senator Miller, the resolution w«3 Indefinitely postponed. *- .. v Senate lloiiiinr. Hills Introduced S. F\ 4.i2 ki (Young)—■To prevent spread of contagious and infectious diseases among domestic animals. Public health. S. P. 323 (Barri To amend section 4711, General Statutes 1891. part of the probate code, Judlcary. S. K. 324 (Committee on Education, by re quest)- For the investment'of the permanent school and university funds. Head second time and placed on general orders. S. F. 325 (Dunn) —To amend law relating to order of trial by jury. Judiciary. S. F. 32H (Whitneyt—To appropriate $2,000 for roads in the ltasca state park. Finance. S. F. 317 (Yale) Relating to cruelty to ani mals. Prohibits winter clipping of horses. Public health. S. F. &»8 (Hodge)-Relating to taxation of railroad lands under chapter 168 of the Gen eral Laws of 18W5. Tax and tax laws. S. F. 329 (Pottgieaer, substitute for S. F. 12)— Regulating election of delegates to politi cal conventions. Elections. S. F. 330 (Pottgleser)-Amending laws re lating to collection of delinquent personal property taxes. Taxes and tax lawa. Senate Calendar— S. F. 144 (Dunn)—To compel prisoners in county and village jails to perform labor upon the public streets, highways, public buildings and grounds; regulating the manner of per forming such labor and prescribing the pun ishment for violations of the provisions there of. Passed. Ayes. 32: noes, 1. S. F. 223 (Hodge)—To require all railroad companies to whom lands in this state have been granted by the state or territory of Minnesota or the United Sr;i* --. of America, to file a list of said lands with the state audi tor. Passed. Ayes. 33; noes. fl. S. F. 209 (Stebbins) —To empower towns, cities, villages and boroughs to cause bodies to be disinterred from abandoned, unused and neglected public cemeteries and reburled in proper and convenient cemeteries, etc. Passed. Ayee. 30; noes. 0. General Orders— S. F. 118 (Wyman)—A bill for an act pro | vidlng for assistance in the office of public examiner and to increase the contingent fund of that office, and to appropriate money there for. Progress. S. F. 126 (Pottgleser)—To regulate primary election of delegates to conventions. Indefi nitely postponed. S. F. 329, substitute, re ported. S. F. 147 (Knatvold)^Authorlzing counties to build, construct and keep in repa.ir bridges. Indefinitely postponed. ... S. F. 37 (Theden)—Relative to the asign ment, sale and pledge of exempt property by marled men, or for deb^s arising In whole or In part from the sale Of intoxicating liquors and declaring such transfer void. Progress. S. F. 253 (Spencer)—For the reorganization or adjustment of the affairs of Insolvent cor porations exercising banking powers. Banks and banking. Progress. S. F. 200 (Theden>—To repeal an act au thorizing the village of.Excelsior to establish a water works department. To pass. H. F. 113 (Anderson}—To confer upon all cities and villages In tb.e sfate of Minnesota the power to adopt ordinances for the regula tion and licensing of Itinerant venders and transtent dealers In merchandise. Progress. 8. F. 215 (Morgan)—To 'amend section 29. chapter 175, Laws of 1895.. relating to the or ganization of domestic stopk fire Insurance companies. Progress. " '• S. F. 246 (Thompson)—To amend chapter 175. General Laws 1895, so as to authorize insurance against loss by burglary or theft or both. Progress. S. F. 250 (Culkln)—Amending section 5652 of the General Statutes of 1894. by providing for the Issuance of subpoenas by attorneys at law. Progress. The senate then adjourned till 2 o'clock Tuesday. WOHAX TO M.OIGE A* IOWA FAIR. Orro Ciorilo C'mintj < anting About for \ew Fraturrt. MASON CITY, 10.. Feb. 20.—Cerro Gordo comity is likely to startle the country with a decided innovation. The county agricultural society is to rele gate the old style ptticers and, put a woman at the head of the society. With a nineteenth century woman at the head it is believed that something new and novel will be given. For the position some of the most prominent women in the city are mentioned, and it is thought that among them one can be selected willing to carry on the work. Among those mentioned are: Mrs. If. A. Kinsley, director of the City Nation al bank; Mrs. L. F. Cad well, proprietor of the leading livery stable in this section of the state; Mrs. If. I. Clark, owner and manager of the Mason City electric light plant: Mrs. H. H. Shep ard. Mrs. (3. C. Stockman and Mrs. E. Hanford. AMKlirnee Shl* of the Morion Stock. The store building, lease, fixtures and elegant stock of ladies' cloaks in fur and cloth will all be sold on Friday next at 10 o'clock a; mi at store Nos. 99 and 101 East Sixth street, St. Paul. —■—-•■■ ■ I "«»<»d for India.. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—The president has signed the act authorizing the secretary of the navy to arrange for the transportation of contributions to relieve the famine suf ferers in India. Patent* to Nun li w«"«t«- m Invrntora, Special to the Globe. WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.—LlsK of patents issued this week to Northwestern Inventors, reported by T. 1). Merwtn. patent lawyer, 910. 911 and 912 Pioneer Press building. St. Paul, Minn., and Washington, D. C.: Gay lord W. Beebe, Minneapolis, check protector. Seymour Johnson, Austin, harrow. Fred \V. Smith. Minneapolis, smoke consumer. An drew E. Veon, Brainerd, turling iron. ■ -I ■ AN AWFUL SORE A Babe's Untold Suffering And Mother's Many Sleepless Nights. CUTICURA WORKS WONDERS. I herewith write out in full the beginning; and end of that terrible disease, Eczema, which caused my babe untold suffering, and myself many sleepless night*. My baby was born seemingly a fair, healthy child, but wheu she was three weeks old a swelling appeared on the back of her head, and in course of time broke. Every one called it aboil, and, now it had broken, would soon heal, but that was only the beginning of the trouble. It did not heal but grew worse, and the sore spread from the size of a dime to that of a dol lar. I used all kinds of remedied that I could think of but nothing seemed to help, in fact it grew worse, her hair fell out where the sor« was and I feared it would never grow again. It continued until my aged father came on a visit, and when he saw the baby he told me "to get Crmcr/RA Soaf and CtJTKXnu oint ment right away." To please him I did so, and to my surprise, by tlieir use the sore be gan to heal over, the hair sfrew over it, and to-day she has a nice head of hair, her skin is as fair an a lily, and she ha* no scar left to recall that awful sore. Cuticuba soothes and allays all itching and burning that cause a child to fret and the mother to worry, and gives rest and comfort both to parent and child. Mrs. WM. RYER, Elk River, Minn. Si kip for Riis-Tom inifi Ittmcs and Km fob Tirid Mothibi in a warm bath wtth Cutm.-ur* Boat. and a «m»l« application of Cuticura (ointment), graatMt of emollient* and skin cum. This treatment will glv* instant relief, permit ract for parent and sleep for child, and point to a tpcedx, perma nent, and economical cure of the most torturing. disSg nrlng, and humiliating of (tailing, burning. Weeding, •calf, pimply, and crusted akin and scalp humors with loaa of hair, wh«n all «1m tail*. Sold throughout the world. Pottck D«uo a*d Ch«m. Corf.. Sole Props., Boston ■•-" How to Cur* Every Skin and Blood Humor," (Wm. LUXURIANT HWiTS«'ss^JrtMr IHIWESOTAIS-SOLID 000*1)1 HUH OK THM STITK FI \OS THE BONDS OF TENNESSEE. HOI SK ONHmU l« IK WAVOM OK THK l>noi>(»SKll (HA\(JK l> IMH.I. WIIIOIS >OH>IAI. s( hdoi. NBUM. Repairs and \>w HallillnuM Call fur h Chunk of Money—HiiitnrM of SnhinlHj'i Spmloii, Saturday at best is not a good day I for the house, and yesterday was no | exception to th^ rule. A good many of ! the members were either excused or j left Friday night or early yesterday | for their homes to spend Sunday, leav j ins hardly a working majority. Sev i eral bills yesterday on the calendar re j quired a call of absentees before placed j on their final passage, and the result j was the work proceeded slowly. Even I under these circumstances the day was not without its humorous flashes, and several of the representatives took t part in the witticisms. Altogether it ! was not a very good day. v The committee on state accounts j made a report upon the state treasur er"s office, finding the money of the i state properly accounted for. The. j state has $643,218.13 on hand and in | solvent banks, and $264,812.(58 in in solvent banks. The amount in insol vent banks is double what it was two years ago. being only $132,272.70 at the last report. Nevertheless, the commit . tee reports that, with the system of sureties by which the state funds are ! hedged about and the fact that the | state is a preferred creditor, insures I the state from any loss by these in solvent banks. This is also the sub stance of a statement of Attorney Gen- I eral Childs, which accompanies the re port. The only interesting feature in the i report aside from this is that relating | to the investment of the state school | and university funds, which have been j invested in bonds of Tennessee, Ala bama and Virginia, upon which the market quotations of the securities have fallen since the bonds were pur | chased. The committee recommends that some of these bonds be sold and I other securities bought, so as to dis : tribute the investment among a larger | line of securities. A bill to provide for | j such action Is now pending in the j senate. The committee also specifical ! ly denies the statement made by Mr. | Jacobson upon the floor of the house , several times to the effect that money has been withdrawn from country j banks in order to bolster up city banks. jlt pronounces this statement abso lutely false. The committee was given further time to report upon other de partments. State Treasurer Koerner explained to a reporter that the Tennessee bonds referred to by the committee report j had been stamped '"Non-transferable j except by order of the governor, treas j urer and auditor." "We aim at safety. however, In our attempts to secure a j reissue from Tennessee." said he. "If : registered, the bonds might be burned, ! lost or stolen, and the state would still ; escape loss. Tarns Bixby went to Ten | nessee some little time ago on this | matter, and the message brought back j was that the people down there were j inclined to take a very favorable view j |of the proposition for a reissue. The j ! bill to that effect was introduced there ] < the last day of his stay. Tennessee, if I it registers these bonds, Avill do so for I all the securities represented in its ■ ! bonded indebtedness. It can do so as j well as not. for. after all, the most serious argument to be urged against the action would be its cost. This j would be about $2,500. If we secure | this reissue, It will save us considera- ; ble expense and trouble, for with the ! coupon bonds we are required to send the coupons down by express." The state now holds $3,115,000 in the Tennessee securities. The first were negotiated in the '80s, and the last in 1894. They bear varying rates of in terest. They were all purchased at from 65 to 85 ce«nts. NORMAL SCHOOLS 1 NEEDS. Representative Hfll introduced a bill asking an apropriatiov for the Winona and other normal schools, covering ex pense of repairs and new buildings m the various schools. Here are the items: Completion of building at St. Cloud.. $35,000 Kepairs on old building at St. Cloud.. 8 000 Ladies' home at Winona 3<>!ooo Replacing old seats at Wiuona 1,208 Basement, pavement and sewer con nection, Winona 2,000 Addition to Mankato building ls'ooo Addition to Mankato library 'r>oo Addition to museum and library at Moorhead „'..... 2 o**o Repairs at Moorhead i r,oo Building at Duluth 7o]iioo Tot*l $165,200 The bill was referred to the normal school committee. The house adopted the Foss resolu tion calling upon the president of th-t --state university to inform the house the number o>f students in attendance who are not residents of Minnesota, as amended upon motion of Mr. Don nelly, as follows: What are the total revenues of the university, with a statement of the sources from which they are derived; how much is received from standing appropriations; whether the medical and legal departments are self-sustain ing;, and If not to what extent they are so; what is the total number of students and the total cost per capita ; per annum of the education of each ' student in the several departments- - how much the state has expended in the support of the university and the erection of buildings for the same siru-e (be university was established, and what is the total endowment of the Institution and how much is received annually therefrom? There was some opposition to the adoption of the resolution, simply be cause it was thought discourteous to consider it during the absence of Mr. Snyder, of the university committee, but Mr. Lovejoy assured the house that the university courted fullest publicity and so it was adopted. Local option petitions continue to come in; among the number which was read today were: Presented by Mr. Peterson, from Otter Tail county; by Mr. Hill, signed by W. H. Laird and others of Winona; by Mr. McNeil, signed by twenty-nine men of Osakis, Douglas county, also twenty business men of RraLnerd. Mr. Stockwell presented a petition elg-ned by E. S. Barnes and others for separation of the county from the c;ity districts in Herknepln county. The house decided to adjourn to Tuesday at 10 o'clock. With a small attendance and in a manner almost perfunctory the house came to order after lunch and resumed the consideration of bills on the house calendar. Mr. Severance bill to pro tect the aquatic fowl of the state by barring such contrivances as "sunk boats" and "floating batteries." suc cessfully ran the gauntlet of the diminished bembers and after a shaky trip came through in good order. When eight or ten negative votes had been added to those who were absent the prospect was dubious, but one by OHB the ayes emerged from the cloak room until enough had voted to pass the bHI. The vote stood ayes 59. nays 11. Mr. Donnelly noting the absence of so many members called attention to the statute which made It necessary for any new banking bill or amendment to the present law to receive 76 votf>s. and asked permission to have his two banking bills laid over until a later dale. The new military code bill by Mr. McGill went through with only a hand full of votes against it. Mr. Coe will have the pleasure of explaining to his constituents how he came to be recorded as voting against a measure on the final pas.sa.ge for which he mad^ a strong fight in the faoe of determined opposition In his own bailiwick. It was H. F. 79, re lating to punishment for interference with electric wires, etc. Mr. Coe be lieves that such Interference should be adequately punished, and in his orig inal bill provided big fines and long Imprisonment. On, general orders this wae changed «o as to allow cases tn come within the jurisdiction of Justice courts, so that the country would bene fit, and to this change is due their sup port of the measure. Messrs. Dahl an) Stock well, however, could see no need for the bill, and sought bo amend or kill it. They were met by Messrs. P"elg, Lc.ring and others in support, however, and their amendments failed. Mr. Coe failed to keep tab on th'! vote, and before it was announced changed his vote so that he might move for reconsideration. Without his vote the affirmatives still had plenty to spare, so the bill was passed and the author left outside the breastworks. PASSED THE HO[TSE. The following bills were parsed on the house calendar: H. F. 149 (Severance)—A bill for an aot relating to devices for pursuing game. H. F. 39 (AleGill)—A bill far an aot relat ing to the national guard. H. F. 79 (Coe)—A bill for an aot to punish for interference with electric- wires, etc. H. P. 358 (Woat)—A bill for an act relating to the spread of disease among swine. H. F. 263 (Kelley)—A bill for an act rela,t ing to annual school meetings. 11. F. 209 (Cray)—A bill for an act relating to mortgage foreclosures. H. F. 317 (Reeves)—A bill for an act relat ing to wolf mountie*. 11. F. 275 (McNeil)—A bill for a« act con ferring additional powers on deputy county auditors. H. F. 37 (Dunn)—A bill for an act relating to the record of decrees of judgment. H. F. 379 (Committee on Education, substi tute for 22t>)—Referred back to the committee. COMMENT ON BILLS. Mr. Brlggs introduced H. F. 587 to permit county superintendents to ac cept the certificate of state high school graduates in lieu of examinations upon the particular branches covered. Mr. Douglas Introduced a bill <H. F. 588) which is anticipated to correct a constitutional inhibition which pre vents persona not citizens three months before an election from holding any town office in his town. The attorney general has already pronounced such a law unconstitutional. Mr. Stockwell introduced In th« house a bill (H. F. 593) which is in tended to provide for separation sub* sequent to the fusion of the Populist and Democratic parties, and other minor changes. H. F. 580, introduced by Mr. Lee, which aime to give the state the bene» fit of a 20 per cent horizontal reduc tion in all freight rates now in fore« in the state. Representative Foss Introduced a bill (H. F. 571) to provide a farmers' relief fund, taking $75,000 from the state grain Inspection fund, for the purpose of furnishing seed grain to farmers, whose crops have failed or been destroyed by hail, drought, floods, insects or other natural causes. A failure is considered under the act to have been experienced when th? farmer did not thresh four bushels of wheat, seven of oats, six of barley and three of flax per acre on his lands | seeded to these crops. The law is not to apply to persons who are worth over $500 above their debts, and is limited to 150 bushels of grain to be supplied to the beneficiary in the aggregate. The operation of the. act is to be through a board of control to consist of the | governor, state auditor and secretary ! of state, with an elaborate lot of ma chinery. Mr. L-aybourn introduced a bill (H. F. 582), providing that no franchises for the use of streets for gas, electric light, street car or any other purposes shall be granted by any city council ] and a majority vote of the people at I a general election. Representative Reeves introduced a \ bill to amend the state railroad fence ! law, which provides that the owner of I abutting farm property may build the j fence along the line of any raik-oad , in case the road does not build it and ! hold the railroad liable for double j the cost of the fence. Representative Vale, of Ely, St. i Louis county, has introduced a bill (H. i F. 584). which permits the district courts to hold adjourned or special terms in cities and villages outside of I the county seat. This has special ref- j erence to Virginia, Ely and other towns in St. Louis county and is desired in order to issue second papers. Mr. Vale j also introduced a bill (H. F. 585) to | permit appeals from all municipal i courts of the state to the distinct court. H. F. 586 prohibits the use of alum and other injurious substances in the I manufacture of bread. Cakes, and crackers and provides for the appoint ment of a state inspector of bakeries, to be a practical baker and receive $2,000 a year salary. lt«MIM«- It.Ml I Inc. Hills Introduced— H. F. 569-570—Local road and bridge bill*. Roads and bridges. H. F. ">7l (Foss)—To create a farmers' re lief fund of $75,i)Oi>. Agriculture. H. F. B7S-57S—Local road and bridge bills. Roads and bridges. H. F. 574 (Reeves*—To amend law relating to the liability of companies oi>erating rail roads. Railroads. 11. F. 575 to 579—Loral road and bridge bills. Roads and bridges. H. F. 580 d^ee)—To provide for a reduction of 20 per cent In freight rates between points in th»s state. Railroads. M. F. 581 (Vlge.il)-To provide for right of redemption from sales made under chattel mortgage. General legislation. H. F. 552 (l-aybourn >— To provide that voting of a franchise by city coun.-tls shall be ratified by a vote of the people. Municipal legisla tion. H. F. 5R3 (Oar)—To amend law relating to j permit separation of towns and villages. Judi ciary. 11. F. 584 (Vail)—To authorize district courts to hold special terms outside of county seats. Judiciary. H. F. 585 (Valb—Th amend law relating to powers of district courts. .Judiciary. H. F. sfa> (McDonald)—To amend law re lating to bakeries. Public health. 11. F. 587 (Brlggs)—To amend law relat ing to education in school districts. Bdo catlon. H. F. SSS (iHniglasi—To amond law re lating to town officers. Judiciary. 11. F. 5*9 (Poets)— Relating to county com missioners' compensation. General legisla tion. H. F. 590 to 5»2—T/ocal road and bridge bills. Roads and bridges. 11. F. 593 (Stockwelh To amend law re lating to the regulation of elections. Elec tions. H. F. r>94 (Hill) -To appropriate Sltti.OOO for the buildings and improvements at the \V( nona normal school. Normal school. H. F. 596 (HUD— To amend law relating to the establishment of free libraries or read ing rooms. Kducatlon. H. F. 59*? (Johns) -To provide for notice by advertisement of mortgage foreclosure sale. Judiciary. 11. F. 097 (Toe) -To appropriate S2o.oo<> t 0 build Iron bridge across the Mississippi river at Thirty-swoond avenue, N. near Minneapolis. Roads and br'Oges. 11. F. .*>9B illoimen)— To legalize villages or ganized or attempted organized villages. Ju diciary. H. F. 699 (Soulei —To prevent spread of In fectious disease among domestic aulmal*. Public health. 3. F. ti«»> (Kli?enbro<lt> —To appropriate $200 Monday HIGH 4 CO. 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'JF per yard we have a wider Al quality and heavier weight in an equally good assortment of colors. At only 25 cent* per yard. AJ. sft^» l)er yar(l we give you the JVI t)/V cnoicest Patterns ever seen in Jamestown Dress Goods, which are well known as to good wear and good looks. AA. iQ_ Per yard we give you fully Al 40C as £°od a cloth and bet" ter patterns than any thing ever before shown al $I.oo—and 48c per yard buys the goods. If you contemplate buying a new dress soon, come in and see our new assortment. We will be pleased to show them, and it will pay you. — „ Our New Patterns and Fashion Sheets and Books Are now in, and you are welcome to the privilege of'the Pattern Sheets, which are gratis. HABIGHORST&CO, Corner Seventh and Wacouta, for grading a road in Richland, Ri.e COMto, Roads and bridges. Committee Reports—.Judiciary— S. F. 15 (Barn—Legalizing conveyances. To pass. Adopted. S. F. 159 (Dunn)—Legalizing: certain mort gage foreclosures. To pass. Adopted. S. P. 13H (Stevens)—Legalizing certain of ficial certificates. To pass. Adopted. S. F. 40 (Smith)— Relating to actions and rights in real property. To pass, and that it be substituted for H. F. 56 on general order*. Adopted. H. F. 3(51 (Dahb—Legalizing official certifi cates. Indefinitely postponed. Adopted. H. F. 44i0 (Simonson) —Relating to witnesses In criminal cases. Indefinitely postponed. Adopted. 11. F. 360 (Johns)— Legalizing niotgage fore closures in certain cases. Pass, as amended. Adopted. From Temperance— H. F. 49 (BoutwelH—Relating to the pay ment of license money by saloons in certain cases. To be referred to the judiciary comm ittee. Adopted. From Elections— 11. F. 49S (Laybournt—Amedning election law. requiring street and number of all sign ers to petitions nominating candidates for office. To be indefinitely postponed, but that the provisions of the bill be added to H. F". lsi>. already on general orders. Adopted. From Roads and Bridges - S. 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